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Welcome to Pope ...

Pope is located in Perry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pope, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Pope is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Pope lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Pope: 931

Communities Also Named Pope ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Pope - they are located in Alabama (3), California (2), Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pope.

Communities near Pope ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pope.

  • Johnson Ford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
  • Mount Lebanon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
  • Clifton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Parsons
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Scotts Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Linden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lobelville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Decaturville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
  • Chesterfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pope. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pope.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pope. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pope.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pope. See our Newspapers Page for Pope.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pope ...

Looking for more information about Pope? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pope, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pope.

Adding Pope to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pope in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Pope was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Pope post office opened in 1886. The Pope post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pope.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pope - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/